China Wealth Crackdown Lifts Hong Kong Watch and Jewellery Sales
Rich shoppers are turning to gold and gemstones to preserve wealth, softening the blow for luxury giants like Hermès and Richemont as Beijing tightens its grip on overseas assets.
Podcasts
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Media
The BoF Podcast: John Ridding and David Pemsel on Reinventing Old Media for a New Media World
The news media business is in crisis, but the chief executives of the Financial Times and Guardian say their models prove people value quality journalism in a world of fake news and political polarisation.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Matthew Williams on His Journey to Founding Alyx
This week on BoF's Inside Fashion podcast, Matthew Williams talks to Imran Amed about working with creative talent in music, art and fashion before launching his luxury streetwear brand Alyx.
Technology
The BoF Podcast: Angel Investor Ian Hogarth on the Emerging Geopolitics of AI
The race to develop artificial intelligence will define geopolitics in the coming decades, much as oil and nuclear weapons defined the 20th century.
Fashion Week
The BoF Podcast: Tim Blanks on the Autumn 2019 Season
BoF's editor-at-large sits down with Imran Amed to discuss the commercial potential of bourgeois style, Fendi and Chanel's emotional farewell to Karl Lagerfeld, and the cultural impact of fashion's reflection on social issues.
Technology
The BoF Podcast: Futurist Lucie Greene on Big Tech Versus the State
The futurist author and columnist unpacks tech giants' powerful influence over day-to-day life and public policy, making a case for deeper consideration of the ideology that underpins this culture of innovation and disruption.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Stadium Goods’ John McPheters on the Streetwear Resale Opportunity
In his first one-to-one interview since his company's acquisition by Farfetch, the Stadium Goods co-founder talks to Imran Amed about his unconventional path to fashion, how he nearly ended up in the diamond industry, and defying the ‘streetwear bubble.’
Luxury
The BoF Podcast: Francesca Bellettini: ‘It’s Better to Present Yourself the Way You Really Are’
The CEO of Saint Laurent sits down with Imran Amed to discuss the importance of authenticity, balancing legacy with growth — and taking 500 employees to Morocco.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Stephanie Phair on Nurturing Fashion’s Future Female Leaders
Farfetch’s chief strategy officer and BFC chair Stephanie Phair shares her insight on how fashion can better support gender diversity within the workplace.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Remembering the Life and Work of Karl Lagerfeld
In a special episode of The BoF Podcast, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed sit down to discuss their memories and reflections on the passing of the fashion icon.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Joshua Graham Lynn on the ‘Vast Ring of Influence’ in American Politics
The co-founder of RepresentUs, a non-profit campaign group, illustrated the corrupt nature of America's political system and the crucial role of grass-roots activity in effecting change at a federal level.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Sadhguru on Wellbeing and the Sustainability of Indian Textiles
Imran Amed sits down with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, accomplished yogi and founder of the Isha foundation, whose latest social movement is pushing for the use of sustainable and natural textiles in the fashion industry.
Technology
The BoF Podcast: Christopher Wylie and Arti Zeighami: ‘Data Doesn’t Have to Be Evil’
The Cambridge Analytica whistleblower discussed the way H&M can use artificial intelligence to curb waste production and his new role at the fast-fashion giant.
The News in Brief
Australian Department Store David Jones Collapses After Almost 200 Years
The template of vast stores with dozens of fashion brands, beauty products and other accessories succumbed as the digital era drove shoppers to cheaper, nimbler online rivals.
Coty Tops Estimates on Prestige Brands Boost Amid Turnaround
The US cosmetics conglomerate said launches from Marc Jacobs and Burberry helped boost revenues, though its full-year guidance is below consensus.
E.l.f. Beauty Sales Lift 51%
The US cosmetics giant raised its full-year sales outlook to over $2 billion as Rhode’s global expansion continues to power its revenue growth.
Shein Invests €500 Million in Europe as Customs Rules Tighten
The online retailer said it will expand its logistics hub in Poland as it grapples with stricter customs regulations in Europe.
Remington Owner Spectrum Makes Unsolicited Push to Buy Helen of Troy
The owner of consumer brands like George Foreman and Remington said it has made multiple offers to buy the publicly listed parent company of Olive and June, Drybar and Hydro Flask.
PAI Partners to Acquire Elemis from L’Occitane
The French private equity group announced on Wednesday that it will buy the UK skin and body care brand for an undisclosed sum.
Estée Lauder Sets 2030 Growth, Margin Targets as Turnaround Advances
At its capital markets event in Shanghai, leadership said it aims to deliver mid-single-digit organic net sales growth through fiscal 2030, and unveiled a new cost-cutting and strategic roadmap.